cc-mode-install-for-dummies

[Andrew B. <and...@ve...>]

Hi,
I am fairly new to the world of linux. I need to get emacs to work so it =
compiles java files. I have redhat 7.3 installed. For real new people =
like me, the installation instructions dont make sense in certain areas. =
Where it talks about setting the load path, it tells me to enter this =
M-x locate-library RET cc-mode RET but it doesnt say where to enter it? =
Then, where it talks about byte-compiling, I entered the syntax that the =
document said to type
% cd /path/to/cc-mode
% $(EMACS) -batch -no-site-file -q -f batch-byte-compile cc-*.el

*i substituted the proper path/to
and it brought up emacs, which i guess i was supposed to click on =
compile, so i did and it gave me "no target specified and no makefile =
found" Was it supposed to bring up emacs? Can someone help me with what =
the heck im supposed to be doing to install this? I am really lost.... =
Thanks

Andrew